Section DHS 157.12 - Registration of generally licensed devices(1) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. (a) No person may possess, receive, use, own or transfer a device purchased under a general license that contains at least 370 MBq (10 millicuries) of cesium-137, 3.7 MBq (0.1 millicurie) of strontium-90, 37 MBq (1 millicurie) of cobalt-60, 3.7 MBq (0.1 millicurie) of radium-226 or 37 MBq (1 millicurie) of americium- 241 or any other transuranic unless that person registers annually with the department and pays a fee as prescribed in sub. (6). Each address for a location of use as described in sub. (3) (d) represents a separate general licensee and requires a separate registration.(b) A person in possession of devices that meet the criteria for registration under par. (a) shall notify the department of bankruptcy as specified in s. DHS 157.13(10) (e) and (f). (2) EXEMPTIONS. A person who possesses, receives, uses, owns or transfers a device purchased under a general license that is included under a new or existing specific license or that contains isotopes different from those listed in sub. (1) is exempt from the requirements of this section. (3) INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS. A general licensee shall furnish the following information and any other information specifically requested by the department: (a) Name and mailing address of the general licensee.(b) Information about each device: the manufacturer, model number, serial number, radioisotope and activity as indicated on the label.(c) Name and telephone number of the individual designated by management as a representative of the general licensee. (d) Address at which the device is used or stored. For a portable device, the address of the primary place of storage.(e) Certification by signature from the individual representing the general licensee that the information concerning the device or devices has been verified through a physical inventory and check of label information.(f) Certification by signature from the individual designated by management to represent the general licensee that the individual is aware of the requirements of the general license.(4) CHANGE OF ADDRESS. A general licensee shall report, in writing, an address change to the department within 30 calendar days after moving the devices. In the case of portable devices, a general licensee shall report the device's primary storage location.(6) FEES. (a) A general licensee shall pay an annual registration fee of $100 per site and $50 per device specified in sub. (1). The department may not assess an additional fee for recording changes in registration information. (b) The annual registration fee for the next year shall be paid by December 31 of the prior year of registration. The department shall issue a notice of registration following receipt of the registration fee. If the annual registration fee for the next year is not received by the department by December 31 of the prior year of registration, a licensee shall pay a penalty fee of $25, in addition to the registration fee and regardless of the number of devices, before the department will issue a new notice of registration.(7) INSPECTION BY MAIL. (a) A general licensee shall complete an inspection by mail form, provided by the department with each annual registration renewal, and return it to the department by December 31 of that year. The form shall include information deemed necessary by the department.(b) No additional fee may be required for this form.(c) A general licensee who fails to complete this form may be subject to a site inspection.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 157.12
CR 01-108: cr. Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. - see Note at the start of the chapter; CR 06-021: am. (3) (intro.), r. (5) Register October 2006 No. 610, eff. 11-1-06; CR 09-062: renum. (1) to be (1) (a) and am., cr. (1) (b) Register April 2010 No. 652, eff. 5-1-10.